Between
October, 2019, and December 2019, ALPHA
OSMAN TIMBO, in his then capacity as
Minister, MBSSE, EMILY KADIATU
GOGRA, as Deputy Minister MBSSE, and
CHARLES TOM KAMANDA, as Permanent
Secretary, MBSSE misappropriated public property to wit: Forty-Nine
thousand bags of 50 Kg rice, meant for the school feeding programme. All three
of them, face jointly one (1) count of Misappropriation of Public Property,
contrary to Section 36(1), one (1) count of Failure to Comply with Applicable
Procedures and Guidelines, contrary to Section 48(2) (b), one (1) count of
Conspiracy to commit a corruption offence, contrary to Section 128, and one (1)
count of Abuse of Office, contrary to Section 42(1), of the Anti-Corruption Act
No. 12, of 2008.

MAMUSU MASSAQUOI, as Director of Nutrition, School Feeding, MBSSE, between October 2019
and December 2019, misappropriated public property to wit: Forty-Nine thousand
bags of 50Kg rice. She faces one (1) count of Misappropriation of Public
Property, contrary to Section 36(1), one (1) count of Conspiracy to commit a
corruption offence, contrary to Section 128, and three (3) counts of Abuse of
Office, contrary to Section 42(1), of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 12, of 2008.

ZAINAB BINTA KAMARA, on the other hand, as Business Woman, between October 2019 and November 2019, converted
property to wit: Four thousand, one hundred bags of 50Kg rice, meant for school
feeding programme. She faces one (1) count of Misappropriation of Public
Property, contrary to Section 36(1), one (1) count of Conspiracy to commit a
corruption offence, contrary to Section 128, one (1) count of Converting
property knowing such property to be Proceeds of Corruption for the purpose of
Disguising the Illicit Origin, contrary to Section 52(1)(a), one (1) count of
Concealing the True Nature of Property which is the Proceeds of Corruption,
contrary to Section 52(1)(b), and one (1) count of Possessing property knowing
same to be the Proceeds of Corruption, contrary to Section 52(1)(c), of the Anti-Corruption
Act No. 12, of 2008.

Meanwhile,
the indicted persons are expected to appear in the High Court Holden at
Freetown on a date to be set by the Master and Registrar. The Commission wishes
to reassure the general public of its determination to curb graft at all levels
in Sierra Leone, especially in the implementation of the Free Quality Education
programme.

For
further enquiries on
this and other ACC matters,
please contact MARGARET MURRAY, Public Relations Officer, on +232-78-832131 or via email info@anticorruption.gov.sl.